This Week

Jan. 11, 2013 7:00 p.m. ET

Rediscovering Stocks

The market ticked up as investors flooded into equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. The week ended Wednesday saw a net $18 billion sent into such funds, the biggest inflows since June 2010. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4 this week, closing at 13488.

New Protections

New mortgage rules unveiled by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will ensure that banks are legally responsible for determining that borrowers are able to repay mortgages. As a result, banks are likely to rely...